NewsJuly 18, 2016
Pakistani columnist Mehr Tarar questioned in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Mehr Tarar, Pakistani columnist who sparred on Twitter with Indian politician Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar days before she was found dead in a hotel suite in 2014 was reportedly questioned by the Delhi police earlier this year, NDTV reported on Monday.
Ms Tarar, 48, was questioned for almost three hours at a five-star hotel in Delhi in February-end, say sources.
She has reportedly denied Sunanda Pushkar's allegations of an affair with her husband. She told the police that she had no relationship with Mr Tharoor and that she had met him only once in 2013.
Sources say Ms Tarar also denied exchanging any intimate emails or messages with Mr Tharoor, a Congress parliamentarian from Kerala and a former minister.
Ms Tarar was drawn into the whirlwind of speculation after 51-year-old Ms Pushkar was found mysteriously dead at her hotel room on January 17, just after her Twitter fight with the Pakistani journalist. Hours after the Twitter exchange, the Tharoors had issued a joint statement asserting that they were "happily married and intend to remain that way."
Ms Tarar figured prominently in a statement by senior journalist Nalini Singh, who is believed to be the last person to have spoken to Ms Pushkar on the phone hours before her death.
Mr Tharoor, who has been questioned thrice on his wife's death, admitted to "misunderstandings" with his wife but said they had a largely happy marriage.
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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